The Blues will be declared champions if they beat the Reds in next week's derby at the Etihad Stadium – and he says the Blues will be going all out to make their fans 'happy'.

City set up their supporters' dream scenario by winning 3-1 at Everton, to set up a seven-day crunch where they could clinch the league and book a place in the Champions League semi-finals by seeing off Liverpool.

And Fernandinho says that the notion of winning the title in a derby is one that they could never have worked towards.

“I don't think it would be happening if we had planned our season like this,” sad the Brazil midfielder. “It all came naturally - we grabbed ourselves a fairly good advantage as leaders and, against our biggest rivals, we can become champions with a win.

“We'll be very focused. Winning a title over our biggest rivals can put us in City's history, and make the fans very happy.”

City fans feel Jose Mourinho will revert to type and 'park the bus' at the Etihad Stadium, as they did, without success, in the Blues' 2-1 win at Old Trafford in December.

Fernandinho says he is unconcerned about how United approach the match, saying the important thing is that the Blues stick to their own game.